tonight, i have listened to the Dalai Lama as he broadcast live from Dharamsala and was re-minded of the Buddha’s words to concentrate the mind on the present moment, being here as fully as one can and open to what is… in this moment, i am tuning into the cosmic hum and hearing Rumi’s re-assuring words of trusting in Beloved’s orchestration of the journey along with the heartsong’s reassurance that great mystery is always with us, always re-membering us…
are you also hearing The Beloved’s love song echoing through the canyons and valleys of our deep earth beingness? are you feeling trust in the journey and able to rest and relax, tune into the tiny space of the heart, into true nature, beloved community where we all belong to each other?
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It has no
membership, save those who know they belong.
It has no
rivals because it is non competitive.
It has no
ambition – it seeks only to serve.
It knows no
boundaries, for nationalisms are unloving.
It is not of
itself because it seeks to enrich all groups and religions.
It
acknowledges all great teachers of all the ages who have shown the truth of
love.
Those who participate, practice the truth of love in all their being.
There is no
walk of life or nationality that is a barrier.
Those who
are, know.
It seeks not
to teach, but to be, and by being, enriched.
It recognizes
that the way we are may be the way of those around us because we are that way.
It recognizes
the whole planet as a being of which we are a part.
It recognizes
that the time has come for the supreme transmutation, the ultimate alchemical
act of conscious change of the ego in to a voluntary return to the whole.
It does not
proclaim itself with a loud voice, but in the subtle realms of loving.
It salutes
all those in the past who have blazoned the path, but have paid the price.
It admits no
hierarchy or structure, for no one is greater than another.
Its members
shall know each other by their deeds and being, and by their eyes and by no
other outward sign, save the fraternal embrace.
Each one will
dedicate their life to the silent loving of their neighbour and environment,
and the planet, will carry out their task, however exalted or humble.
It recognizes
the supremacy of the great idea, which may only be accomplished if the human
race practices the supremacy of love.
It has no
reward to offer, either here or in the hereafter, save that of the ineffable
joy of being and loving.
Each shall seek to advance the cause of understanding, doing good by stealth and teaching only by example.
They shall heal
their neighbour, their community, our planet and living beings in whatever form
they take.
They shall
know no fear and feel no shame and their witness shall prevail over all odds.
It has no
secret, no arcanum, no initiation, save that of true understanding of the power
of love and that, if we want it to be so, the world will change, but only if we
change.
All who belong, belong; they belong to the Church of Love.
The Cathar Creed of 1244 AD
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